Poll: Merger support rises
Wood pellet exports double
Nearly $500K for car crash
Minister defends right to bail
Vise grips as steering wheel
$36M for vaccine injury 
New US rules for airlines 
Historic Trump hearing 
Pig kidney transplant 
Big loss for Boeing 
Metro sales edged higher
Retail sales slip 
Warriors snakebitten in loss
Iginla off to Europe
Rockets ink prospect
Perry teams with Lu Kala
Megan denies harassment
Swift ‘one of the family’
You could have the missing piece of the puzzle that will help the RCMP put someone behind bars. Here are some recent crimes that Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers hope you can help solve by calling our anonymous tips line at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), visit our website at www.crimestoppers.net or text to CRIMES (274637), keyword Ktown.
CRIME: THEFT OF ELECTRIC PEDAL ASSIST BIKE
DATE: April 15, 2018
RCMP FILE: 2018-19281
The owner of an unusual bike called in its disappearance on the morning of April 15th. Sometime overnight thieves had taken the bike from the 1200 block of Lawson Avenue in Kelowna. The bicycle is described as being a grey Globe customized cycle with an extended tube style frame, two different sized wheels, a wooden deck and bionic motor hub over the back wheel with an electric pedal assist motor over the frame. The bicycle can go up to 30 km/ hour and also has regular pedals.
If you know anything about this crime, or any other crime, call the Central Okanagan Crime Stoppers’ anonymous tips line at 1-800-222-TIPS or visit our website at www.crimestoppers.net. Your information will be kept confidential and could lead to a reward of up to $2000.00.
CRIME: COUNTERFEIT BILL PASSING
DATE: April
RCMP FILE: 2018-18728
Kelowna RCMP have recently been inundated with files from local businesses where suspects have passed counterfeit $20 and $50 US bills. The bills have been used at businesses from thrift stores to Casinos throughout Kelowna and West Kelowna and are generally not noticed until the deposit is being processed at financial institutions. Kelowna RCMP investigators suggest that retailers protect themselves by becoming familiar with steps to detect counterfeit currency. If you can identify any of these fraudsters please contact us at www.crimestoppers.net or call 1-800-222-8477
You can help catch these suspects and qualify for a reward by calling Crime Stoppers’ anonymous tips line at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), visit our website at www.crimestoppers.net or text to CRIMES (274637), keyword Ktown.
This article is written by or on behalf of an outsourced columnist and does not necessarily reflect the views of Castanet.
